Let’s just say… that you stumbled across this blog, and you have never shopped at CVS before. You see this and this, and wonder… how do I possibly begin?
You MUST have a CVS Extra Card to participate.
Marianne, aka The New Frugal Mom, has a great solution for CVS newbies. It is the weekly CVS $5 challenge, and I am participating for the first time!
The challenge:
Seasoned CVSers: share your best scenario(s) for the upcoming week at CVS.
Your budget: $5.00 out-of-pocket cash.
Your mission: to grow that $5.00 into even more ECBs to use in upcoming weeks.
I love this idea! Helping others discover CVS is a passion of mine!
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Here is my $5 CVS Challenge Scenario:
Buy 1 CVS Brand Bandages, 40 ct @ $1.99 (June deal)
Buy 1 Listerine Smart Rinse, 250 ml @ $3.49 (June deal)
Buy 2 Chex Mix @ $1.00 (weekly deal)
*use this $1 Listerine printable
* use 2 $1.00 off Chex Mix coupons found here or here
Total before coupons: $7.48 + tax
Total after coupons: $4.48 + tax
New ECBs (Extra Care Bucks) earned: $1.99, $3.49
Net profit= $1
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Well, there you have it! I hope this inspires a CVS rookie to give it a shot this week!
Have fun, and as always, I am here to help!
Thanks for linking up, Alyssa.
I’m still cracking up after seeing your stockpile get organized…got enough toothpaste?!
LOL!
Summer is upon me, too! Last day for my first-now-second grader was yesterday. Time to get thinking!
Ha! One can never be too diligent about oral hygiene!
There is a CVS in the next town over..and i have seen on blogs how people have gotten AWESOME savings there…but i have never actually gone there! i definitely want to! How do i get a card? Just go there and sign up?? Any help you can give would be great!
I have a stack of 11 manufacturer coupons for $3 off a specified conditioner. The store sale was buy 2 for $6.49. Well I didn’t save and the coupons at the end didn’t help much due to my own mistakes . What I should have done was use 10 coupons for 10 of these conditioners paying only .49cents a piece. I would have walked away with 10 conditioners for $2.45 total. Right? In my account my current summer spending is $48 with 3 EB totaling $5. Does this mean that I can walk in the store and pick up $48 worth of stuff and scan the card at the register without paying a dime?